[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and second times by unanimous 
consent and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 1129. An act to amend the National Trails Systems Act 
     to designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       H.R. 2464. An act to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide 
     additional lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute 
     Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 2967. An act to extend the authorization of the 
     Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 2982. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State 
     of Alabama; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       H.R. 3058. An act to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the period for receipt 
     of absentee ballots, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
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     Hon. Strom Thurmond,
     President pro tempore, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President: It is my understanding that S. 1745, 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, 
     contains provisions affecting intelligence activities and 
     programs. As you know, these are issues of significant 
     interest to, and clearly within the jurisdiction of, the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence. Therefore, pursuant to 
     Senate Resolution 400, Mr. Kerrey and I hereby request that 
     S. 1745 be referred to our Committee for consideration.
           Sincerely,
     Arlen Specter,
       Chairman.
     J. Robert Kerrey,
       Vice Chairman.
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       S. 1745. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
     for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; Referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     for a period not to exceed 30 days of session, pursuant to 
     section 3(b) of Senate Resolution 400 of the 94th Congress to 
     report or be discharged.

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